Asylum Journal Of Mental Science

Vol. 77- includes Yearbook of the Association, 1931-

First published in 1853, The Asylum Journal of Mental Science is a pioneering publication in the field of psychiatry. Its pages provide a unique window into the state of mental health care in the mid-nineteenth century, including case reports, scientific studies, and discussions of current issues in mental health. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of psychiatry, the development of mental health care, or the social and cultural attitudes toward mental illness in nineteenth-century England. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Excerpt from The Asylum Journal of Mental Science, Vol. 3 On the, Various Forms of Mental Disorder, by Daniel H. Tuke, M.D., Visiting Medical Officer to the York Retreat, (continued from page 113) About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Asylum Journal of Mental Science, 1855, Vol. 1 A fundamental distinction should be made between the intellectual and the moral and instinctive faculties; such are the feelings (sentiments), passions, inclina tions, internal senses, aptitudes, etc. To the former the intellectual - belongs, so to speak, the monopoly of the formation of thought. It is the understanding alone that conceives ideas, aggregates them, evolves inductions and resolutions, and dictates actions there from. On the contrary, the moral and instinctive forces are but promoters and auxiliaries to the intel lectual; they furnish the elements of action and the opportunities of exhibiting them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Asylum Journal of Mental Science, 1855, Vol. 1: Containing Numbers From 1 to 14 Chloroform preventing Puerperal Mania 0 16 Cholera, Observations upon, by Dr. Boyd 115 Hun, R. Gamma, Esq. On the non-restraint Cholera in the Essex County Asylum 127. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.